I am working to build up speed as my teacher wants me to play at 200 beats per minute (BPM). Let’s see how fast I can get today!
Here is a video of me practicing one of my Taans for Raga Yaman. I give all my my Taans nicknames and I call this one “Confused #1.”
I took my first sitar lesson on January 27th, 2012.
I’ve been wanting to pull out all my guitar toys and make some noise all week. Then I got hit with a miserable cold.
Gear Used (click links to check prices):
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Guitar Amp: Fender Mustang 3 http://amzn.to/1T1Ex5I I love the ease of the USB interface for recording.
Recorded in LogicX.
Here is a video of me practicing one of my Taans for Raga Yaman. I am working to build up speed as my teacher wants me to play at 200 beats per minute (BPM). Let’s see how fast I can play tonight?
I give all my my Taans nicknames and I call this: “1-2-3-4-5.” Although I may start calling it “Confidence” now.
I took my first sitar lesson on January 27th, 2012.
Here is a video of me practicing my newest Taan for Raga Yaman.
I give all my my Taans nicknames and I call this one “Chikari Pauses.”
I am working to build up speed as my teacher wants me to play at 200 beats per minute (BPM). Let’s see how fast I can get today!
I took my first sitar lesson on January 27th, 2012.
Hi, I’m Jeff Starr, a sitar student and filmmaker.
So, I made a short video to share my experience as a student and give you my tips and suggestions. In the end, it’s pretty easy if you do one really important thing. But, you gotta watch the video to find out what that is.
Should you learn the sitar? If this is something you have been thinking about then I really think you should do it. It’s definitely difficult but there are strange moments that can be easy. And once you practice, everything gets easier. Don’t be afraid to try it out.and if you are wondering if you are too old you are not.
Here is a video of me practicing one of my Taans for Raga Yaman.
I give all my my Taans nicknames and I call this one “Triplet with Stairs.”
I am working to build up speed as my teacher wants me to play at 200 beats per minute (BPM). Let’s see how fast I can get today!
I took my first sitar lesson on January 27th, 2012.
In an attempt to build up speed, I’m practicing the sargam to Raga Yaman.
My sitar teacher gave me a very difficult exercise to practice. He told me it would take a year before I would be able to play it correctly. I’m going to document my progress. This is video #1.
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I took my first sitar lesson on January 27th, 2012.
A backing track based on Spoonful by Howlin’ Wolf (written by Willie Dixon). Spoonful may be one of my all time favorites as Hubert Sumlin just rips on guitar. I wanted my own backing tracking to jam over so, I made one. Enjoy!
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Bass: Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass, Fretless http://amzn.to/1T1Eirb
Drums: EZ Drummer 2, the easiest way to add drums to your recordings: http://amzn.to/1mosti3
Recorded in LogicX.
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Playing the sitar is hard and it can be really painful. In this video I’ll demonstrate the method I use to tape my fingers. This helps reduce pain and can be very useful when you have been practicing a lot. Or, if you are just beginning to learn sitar using tape can be helpful while your fingers build up a callous.
Some additional thoughts:
Sorry for the messy room. I figured it was better for me to shoot a video surrounded by my son’s toys than to clean everything up and not have time to make the video.
You don’t want to use tape every time you practice.
I suggest masking tape because it’s very slick on the strings and also because the glue is fairly weak allowing you to take the tape off easily. It also won’t leak glue onto your strings like a fabric athletic tape will.
I changed my shirt halfway into filming so that you can see my hands better. But if you like the shirt I was wearing, you can buy one at http://copycreditmeals.net/ My buddy runs that website and is giving his profits back to artists, actors, etc.
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